A monthly update shows Ohio's casino revenue increased nearly 7 percent in July compared with the previous month but fell short of the totals from a year earlier.

The Ohio Casino Control Commission released the latest revenue figures Thursday. In July, the casinos in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and Toledo totaled nearly $68 million in revenue. That's down 5.6 percent from last July.

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Each of the four casinos saw revenue increases compared with their June totals. But July revenues in Cincinnati and Cleveland were down from a year ago.

The voter-approved casinos have drawn nearly $478 million so far this year. The state collects about one-third of those revenues in taxes and distributes the money to counties, along with school districts, host cities and others.